Being gay in Bournemouth
By Navaniita Dhar | 07.06.2006
Bournemouth is fourth on the list when it comes to ranking the gay population in UK.
So, Bournemouth attracts a lot of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from all over Uk as well as the world.
Though Bournemouth lives upto its reputation of being a great tourist spot and also a gay destination, the town is not sans its share of problems in the gay community.
Some of the issues that have gained considerable attention in the community are civil partnership, the rise in mental health problems among gay youth, the amount of homophobia in public and not to forget the upcoming Bourne Free festival.
This website tries to delve into these topics to find out what the gay community thinks about these issues.
Same sex couples in Bournemouth who are entering a civil partnership are becoming aware of the fact that religious services are not included in the ceremony, according to the Civil Partnership law. The religious heads in the town, many of whom are even aginst the law, feel that though the law aims to ensure legal recognition for homosexual couples, it can never be put in a same pedestal as marriage.
The video above tries to find the differnt opinions of the religious heads and also tries to find the difference between conventional marriage and civil partnership.